Geek Crusade invites you to pay your last respects to the late, great Oberyn Martell. Join us for our latest Dinner is Coming event as we celebrate the Game of Thrones fandom over food, conversation, and this time, funeral rites.

Requiem for the Red Viper

All praise the name of Oberyn of the House Martell, Prince of Dorne, the Red Viper and father to the Sand Snakes! Come join us for a celebration like no other in the Seven Kingdoms, as we bring the Prince’s body home to Dorne. Lay our sweet Prince to rest with us, then feast on the best that Dorne has to offer.

Inspired by A Song Of Ice And Fire, the high fantasy epic by George R. R. Martin, our latest dinner will begin with a solemn ceremony to commemorate the life and death of Oberyn Martell. This will be followed by a lavish tasting menu inspired by the cuisine of Dorne and the history of House Martell. Seats are limited to a party of 50, and here’s what’s on the menu.

Tasting Menu

Dinner consists of a 6-course tasting menu, served communal style. The pictures below depict sharing plates for four. If you do not want to share and prefer individual plating, let us know.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

[toggle title=”What is a Requiem?“]A Requiem, pronounced asˈre-kwē-əm is a) a Mass for the repose of the souls of the dead or b) a musical composition setting parts of a requiem Mass or c) an act or token of rememberance. Devotees of Oberyn Martell can therefore pay their last respects and finally gain closure.[/toggle][toggle title=”How is this a Game of Thrones-inspired dinner?“]In the GOT books, there are rich, detailed descriptions of the different cuisines from the Seven Kingdoms. In this dinner, the dishes are either inspired by specific lines from the books or from the history of House Martell.[/toggle][toggle title=”Why are you serving the food communal style?”] Because Oberyn did everything communal style. ;p [/toggle][toggle title=”Do I need to be a Game of Thrones fanatic to attend this dinner? I don’t know much about the show or the books.“]You don’t need to be a GOT fanatic – you just need to appreciate good food, and a good conversation over a nice meal. [/toggle] [toggle title=”Must I dress up?“]You don’t have, but if you feel a burning desire to turn up as one of the sand snakes or even (gasp!) the Mountain, we certainly won’t stop you![/toggle] [toggle title=”Is Oberyn Martell my father?“] Well, Bastards are born of passion and our prince is a passionate man. Your queue number is 129. [/toggle] [toggle title=”I’m coming as the mother of dragons, can I bring my dragons?“]Of course. Restaurant Sela is a dragon friendly restaurant. Torching of food is allowed. [/toggle] [toggle title=”What happened at your last Dinner is Coming events?“] So much fun! check out what happened at our Welcome to King’s Landing and Panem Forever events. [/toggle] [toggle title=”Is your event affiliated to HBO?“] Dinner Is Coming is an event organized by fans for fans, and is in no way affiliated with HBO or George R.R Martin. [/toggle] [toggle title=”What are your upcoming Dinner is Coming events?“] We created our Dinner is Coming series of pop-culture events to connect fans, fandoms and food. Connect with us, and a raven will be sent to inform you of our upcoming events.

How to Look Like a Shadowhunter

Shadowhunters are born out of the Mortal Cup. They are a chosen race, But, seriously, who cares about that. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bonesis opening worldwide in the next few days, and we would like to sign up as Shadowhunters right now. Please. While we wait impatiently for the Clave to enlist us, we are going to start acting like Shadowhunters.

“How?”By taking the first steps of dressing in black.

“Why?” You are killing me. Did you not read the book? Everyone, who did, knows that Shadowhunters look better in black.

PHOTO: Cassandra Clare Tumblr

Here are my tips on how you can look like a Shadowhunter.

1. Decide who you want to be. If you’re a bit of a tomboy, creative and kinda shy then you’re like Clary Fray. If you’re boy crazy, sassy, and beautiful but dangerous, then you’re an Isabelle Lightwood. Guys get to choose between Jace Wayland, who is arrogant, guarded, and witty, or Alec Lightwood, who is extremely loyal and protective, but a tad insecure.

2. Dress in Black. Looking Better in Black” isn’t just a slogan for the Shadowhunters — they wear black with gusto while fighting the world’s foes.

Or get fancy with Hot Topic’s clothing line, which is inspired by the movie.

PHOTO: Hot Topic’s Mortal Instruments merchandise

3. Get Runes. Runes are what make Shadowhunters different from average humans as they are the only beings able to bear the Angel’s marks. In other words, you need runes to complete your look as a shadowhunter. According to potterheadreviews, getting (fake) runes are easy. All you need is to print the runes you want and cut out the inked portion. When that is done, secure the paper to your skin with tape, and start filling in the empty spaces with a black eye shadow (easy to remove if you make a mistake) finishing it with a waterproof eyeliner. She warns that using an eyeliner pencil to draw the runes might result in transfers onto your clothes. So heed her advice.

Cassandra Clare, the author of the best-selling The Mortal Instruments series, provided a visual representation of the runes she wrote in her book. So no excuses about not knowing how the runes look like. Choose from the runes below, and start inking them on.

PHOTO: Cassandra Clare Tumblr

4. Bring your Stele. You never know when you will need to heal yourself. Or if you are in Singapore – like me – you might need to draw a rune that destroys perspiration. I simply can’t have sweat messing up my newly drawn rune. If you are lucky enough to be in the U.S, Toyrus.com is selling Jace’s Stele With UV Rune Reveal. For the rest of us, take a look at this instructable.

5. Practice your attitude. Memorise a few lines from the book and use them appropriately. Note the difference between the characters’ ‘voices’. Jace is arrogant, Isabelle is obnoxious, Clary is sarcastic and Alec is deadpan.

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones opens in Philipines, Hong Kong and India on Aug 21. It also opens in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Australia on Aug 22, Indonesia on 28 Aug, and Taiwan and Vietnam on 30 Aug. A full list of the movie’s opening dates worldwide is available here